petrifaction
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
Types & categories
- fossilization hypernym
Related & opposite
- lapidify derivation
Sense 2 noun
a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
Types & categories
- rock hypernym
Related & opposite
- lapidify derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lapidify |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fossilization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lapidify |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rock |